Battery Park is located in Lower Manhattan We
Battery Park is located in Lower Manhattan. We chose this location because a lot of the students have never been to Lower Manhattan and we wanted to experience and explore a new part of our city.
What did we do? During our service learning project we did wheelbarrowing, raking, and shoveling. Raking- Nasya Shoveling- Kevin, Ms. King, Xavier Wheelbarrowing-Tyler Some skills we used in order to complete the task was our strength because we had to push/pull the wheelbarrow the destination.
IMPACT of Green Spaces in Urban Areas ● Green spaces foster a connection between community residents and the natural environment that surrounds them, thus allowing for a more livable city. This is essential in order for a community to be sustainable. ● In all walks of life, green space draws people outside and fosters social contact.
IMPACT of Green Spaces in Urban Areas ● Provides open green spaces where people can congregate and opportunities for positive social interaction and supportive friendly environments. ● Studies have found that residents living near green common spaces “had more social activities and more visitors, knew more about their neighbors, reported their neighbors were more concerned with helping and supporting one another and had stronger feelings of belonging” (Environmental News Network).
IMPACT ● Green spaces promote safer neighborhoods. When residents have more vested interests in a place, their participation in community vigilance increases, and they will watch to make sure it’s not being misused, damaged, etc. The better maintained a residence or public space is, the safer it is going to be. ● What would you rather be surrounded by: concrete or plant life? Easy, right? Plants.
Community gardens COMMUNITY ORGANIZING ● Community gardens increase a sense of community ownership and stewardship. ● Community gardens build community leaders. CRIME PREVENTION ● Community gardens provide opportunities to meet neighbors.
Community gardens ● Community gardens offer unique opportunities to teach youth about: a. Where food comes from b. Direct math skills c. Basic business principles d. The importance of community stewardship e. Issues of environmental sustainability
Community gardens ● Community gardens are beneficial to the specific health concerns affecting lower-income urban communities. ● Eating locally produced food reduces asthma rates because children are able to consume manageable amounts of local pollen and develop immunities. ● Exposure to green space reduces stress and increases sense of wellness and belonging.
Impact of Battery Park Conservancy
The Reflection Our role in the service learning project was to help out with the new garden they were putting in the park. Our initial expectations were that we were going to be to cleaning up the park or maybe even do something with other kids. Our expectations changed because once we heard it was something minor as shoveling we were relieved to hear that. Even when we knew we were going to work for the day we didn’t want anything physically draining or tiring. • Do you see benefits of doing community work? Why or why not? Yes it gives back to the community for a better and safer environment. • Did you discover any new talents, interests, or career possibilities through this project? • What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your work? Why? • Complete this sentence: Because of my service-learning, I am. .
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